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The framework looks largely at ways in which the mobile can be used to provide government services. The draft has been tabled and available forcomments from anyone till the 15th of April, 2011.
The framework looks largely at ways in which the mobile can be used to provide government services. The draft has been tabled and available forcomments from anyone till the 15th of April, 2011.
Banks in Bangladesh have begun their first ever online operations, allowing their clients cash deposit and withdrawal facilities, foreign exchange remittances and fund transfer services. Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) launched the service in collaboration with mobile phone operators Banglalink and CityCell
[This article was published in the April 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Smart City 2011 Event
Rolling out mobile payment services for the masses Union Bank of India announced a strategic partnership with Nokia. Through this partnership they have announced m-banking services available for Union Bank account holders on their Nokia handsets through a Java-based mobile application.
University researchers in Taiwan have released a mobile phone application that with one touch can transmit to any number of people the location of users trapped in earthquake rubble or debris.
[This article was published in the March 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Online social media became the driver of a revolution in Egypt that stunned the conservative Arab world Online social media became the driver of a revolution in Egypt that stunned the conservative Arab world
[This article was published in the March 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Financial inclusion is not only a social compulsion of governments, but an emerging priority for banks that have nowhere else to go to achieve business growth
[This article was published in the February 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
After taking the telecom sector by storm, mobile phones are set to change the way healthcare is delivered
[This article was published in the December 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
India egov2.0 Awards 2010
[This article was published in the November 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Issues around security, standardisation and availability for public cloud exist, but private clouds can be a safe bet for govt